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"Educating Rico": Making Cents of Annuities

Associate Producer Rico Gagliano is back with another installment in our series, "Educating Rico." This time, our hero investigates annuities. Do you want 'em? And why do companies push 'em?

Rico contemplates his favorite museum's request for a gift Annuity. (Photo: Josh Berman)

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